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India contains globally important population of some of the Asia's rarest animals. Which of the following animals belong to that category?
(i) Marbled cat
(ii) Asiatic lion
(iii) Indian elephant
(iv) Bengal fox
(v) Indian rhinoceros
(vi) Asiatic wild ass

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(i), (iii) and (vi)
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(i), (ii) and (iii)
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(i), (iv), (v) and (vi)
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(i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v) and (vi)
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Solution

The correct option is D (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v) and (vi)
India contains about 172 species of animal considered globally threatened by IUCN which include 53 species of mammal, 69 birds, 23 reptiles and 3 amphibians. India contains globally important populations of some of Asias rarest animals, such as the Bengal fox, Asiatic cheetah, Marbled cat, Asiatic Lion, Indian elephant, Asiatic wild ass, Rhinoceros markhor, Gaur, Wild Asiatic water buffalo etc. More than 4000 species of plants are threatened of which about 425 are endangered.

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